Cities Alive Emerging Trends Series: Sustainable Urban Agriculture panel.

• Tuesday October 20th, 3:15 - 5:00 p.m.
• Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto,

CitiesAlive features an international 'who's who' of participants from the green roof, green wall and green infrastructure sectors. Over sixty acclaimed speakers from diverse markets around the world will present on innovative projects and design, leading edge research and technical performance developments, policies that support green infrastructure development and emerging trends in green infrastructure.

One of the most highly anticipated sessions at CitiesAlive is the Emerging Trends roundtable focused on Sustainable Urban Agriculture, specifically growing the 'local food' movement and the role that green infrastructure can play in urban agriculture efforts in the marketplace. In addition to esteemed local projects and participants including Debbie Field (FoodShare) and Wayne Roberts (Toronto (Toronto Food Policy Council ), the panel involves lessons learned from international markets such as Australia and the Pacific Rim.

 

•  Dr Daniel Roehr, greenskins Lab, University of British Columbia (Roof Agriculture And Water Retention: Green Roofs And Productive Envelopes)
• Wayne Roberts, Toronto Food Policy Council, , ON (Green Infrastructure, Local Food Production And Ghg Emission Reductions)
• Dr. Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson University, Toronto ON (Carrot City Exhibition: Themes, Ideas And Lessons Shared
• Debbie Field, ED, FoodShare Toronto, ON (Foodshare's Green Roof For Food Production)
• Keith Agoada, Founder, Sky Vegetables, CA, USA
• George Irwin, CEO, Green living Technologies, USA